We moved over to Windows Server 2003 in the summer. We setup Shadow Copy and installed the client on users' XP computers. Everything was working fine. I guess no one has had to use the feature, ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the April 2026 security updates are causing failures in third-party backup applications using ...

I am demoing the capablilties of shadow copies in windows server 2003 to my boss and he seems to love it. he thought it was cool that a user can restore previous versions of a file but got a little ...

Windows 11 update KB5083769 is causing software failures with several backup programs. Microsoft hasn't released a fix yet.

New recovery tool: Point-in-Time Restore will automatically save snapshots of system files, settings, apps, and local user ...

While the VSSADMIN tool is fine for administering shadow copies, you may want more capabilities, especially if you want to automate some shadow copy activities in a script. The VSHADOW tool might be ...

The limitation in number of shadow copies per volume is set at 64. If you try to create any more shadow copies, you will encounter a VSS error. Also, when it hits the ...

Microsoft says that some applications might fail to backup data using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) after applying the June 2022 Patch Tuesday Windows updates. The issue occurs due to security ...